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• The Poet X

  Acevedo, Elizabeth,

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  "Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours all her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Long Way Down

  Reynolds, Jason

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  There are three rules in the neighborhood: Don't cry ; Don't snitch ; Get revenge. Will takes his dead brother Shawn's gun, and gets in the elevator on the 7th floor. As the elevator stops on each floor, someone connected to Shawn gets on. Someone…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Long Way Down

  the Graphic Novel

  Reynolds, Jason,

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  "As fifteen-year-old Will sets out to avenge his brother Shawn's fatal shooting, seven ghosts who knew Shawn board the elevator and reveal truths Will needs to know."--Provided by publisher.

• Dark Testament

  Blackout Poems

  Smith, Crystal Simone,

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  A series of blackout poems about, and dedicated to, Black Americans who were unjustly killed. These poems discuss who the victims were in life, as well as addressing the feelings of the families and communities directly effected.

• Ain't Burned All the Bright

  Reynolds, Jason,

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  Told through sparse, poetic prose and multimedia art,it explores the experience of being young and Black in America during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests.

• King of the Neuro Verse

  Goodwin, Idris,

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  It uses free verse and rap to explore neurodiversity, self-expression, and the challenges of being misunderstood

• I Am the Swarm

  Chewins, Hayley,

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  It centers on a 15 yearold girl who must learn to embrace her chaotic magic while navigating a dysfunctional family and a world trying to silence her.

• The Breakbeat Poets

  New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-hop

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  Anthology of poems for Hip-Hop fans

• Inheritance

  a Visual Poem

  Acevedo, Elizabeth,

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  "In her most famous spoken-word poem, award -winning author and poet Elizabeth Acevedo celebrates the beauty and meaning of natural Black hair, her words vibrantly illustrated by artist Andrea Pippins. This powerful book embraces all the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You Don't Have to Be Everything

  Poems for Girls Becoming Themselves

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  "Created and compiled just for young women, You Don't Have to Be Everything is filled with works by a wide range of poets who are honest, unafraid, and skilled at addressing the complex feelings of coming-of-age, from loneliness to joy, longing to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How I Discovered Poetry

  Nelson, Marilyn, 1946-

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  The author reflects on her childhood in the 1950s and her development as an artist and young woman through fifty poems that consider such influences as the Civil Rights Movement, the "Red Scare" era, and the feminist movement.